Articles by José Stevens

José Luis Stevens, PhD is the President and Co-Founder (with wife Lena) of Power Path Seminars, an international school and consulting firm dedicated to the study and application of shamanism and indigenous wisdom to business and everyday life. José completed a ten-year apprenticeship with a Huichol (Wixarika) Maracame (Huichol shaman) in the Sierras of Central Mexico. In addition, he is studying with Shipibo shamans in the Peruvian Amazon and with Paqos (shamans) in the Andes in Peru. In 1983 he completed his doctoral dissertation at the California Institute of Integral Studies focusing on the interface between shamanism and western psychological counseling. Since then, he has studied cross-cultural shamanism around the world to distill the core elements of shamanic healing and practice. He is the author of twenty books and numerous articles including The Shaman’s Book of Extraordinary Practices, How To Pray The Shaman’s Way, Encounters With Power; Awaken The Inner Shaman; The Power Path; Secrets of Shamanism; Transforming Your Dragons; and Praying With Power.

  • Transforming Your Dreams

    A New Jose Stevens Article

    Transforming Your Dreams

    In our last article we wrote at length about the collective dream that has enveloped the planet and how that dream in many ways has become a nightmare for people everywhere. We talked about how the collective dream functions like a forest fire sucking up everything in its path to feed itself and continue on…

    Read More: Transforming Your Dreams

Praise for Jose Stevens’ Articles

Good morning,

I appreciated the recent blog post by José Stevens very much. It answered some questions that had been swirling in my mind without a clear idea of who to ask or even how to phrase them. For example, it was so reassuring to hear the percentages of people in each soul age as well as the shifts over time between them. A second example is around the “cleanup” we still have to do from earlier lifetimes – I had been wondering why, if we are in fact making progress in the world overall, is there still so much of what he calls a “depressing stew.” I also very much appreciated the overall tone of the post, which was not doom and gloom but encouraged a viewpoint of curiosity and openness. This is sometimes very hard to achieve, both in terms of my everyday life and when looking at the broader world. 

Since I’m taking the time to write, I also wanted to let you know that I’ve been reading your monthly forecasts for about three years, and I am so grateful for them. They really help me keep a “don’t know mind” and stay out of narrow focus on my own worries and woes. I’m definitely in a place of deep growth and shifting patterns, and the tools for reflection that you provide have been enormously beneficial. (I’m not in a position financially to take advantage of all the tools and supports – so extra thanks for the free offerings!) I look forward to continuing to read your posts and learn from you!

Yours,

Amy De La Hunt

Amy D, St. Louis, MO

“Good morning,

I appreciated the recent blog post by José Stevens very much. It answered some questions that had been swirling in my mind without a clear idea of who to ask or even how to phrase them. For example, it was so reassuring to hear the percentages of people in each soul age as well as the shifts over time between them. A second example is around the “cleanup” we still have to do from earlier lifetimes – I had been wondering why, if we are in fact making progress in the world overall, is there still so much of what he calls a “depressing stew.” I also very much appreciated the overall tone of the post, which was not doom and gloom but encouraged a viewpoint of curiosity and openness. This is sometimes very hard to achieve, both in terms of my everyday life and when looking at the broader world. 

Since I’m taking the time to write, I also wanted to let you know that I’ve been reading your monthly forecasts for about three years, and I am so grateful for them. They really help me keep a “don’t know mind” and stay out of narrow focus on my own worries and woes. I’m definitely in a place of deep growth and shifting patterns, and the tools for reflection that you provide have been enormously beneficial. (I’m not in a position financially to take advantage of all the tools and supports – so extra thanks for the free offerings!) I look forward to continuing to read your posts and learn from you!”

Amy De La Hunt – St. Louis, Missouri

Dear Jose and Lena,

First of all, thank you so very much for all of your teachings, healings, support, writing, all of which I have come to rely upon over the years. I feel as if I know you on a very deep level.  Although I had one private session with Jose, a few years ago via phone regarding the personessence program, I look forward to meeting you both in person one day.

In the meantime, the recent article by you Jose, on being “Spiritual beings walking a human path“, resonated so very deeply. I have been listening to recent teachings by the institute of noetic science, and one of their teachers shared his power points with our community, saying we are free to share with others.

This understanding aligns so beautifully with the article you just wrote, at least from my non-physics-based perspective. I was curious if you felt similarly.

Again, thank you so very much for being on the leading edge and holding the space for us with your monthly and annual forecasts and monthly support as well as your regular healings and teachings. You are a major part of my world, and a very important sustaining support system ,especially as we navigate these most interesting of times.

With deepest thanks and appreciation to you and for all that is,

Maribeth Goodman

Maribeth G, Bozeman, MT

I just finished reading Encounters with Power and I just wanted to say thank you to Jose for writing such a wonderfully kind, insightful and inspirational book. It was a great help for me as I work to integrate the experiences I had on a recent retreat with a shipibo shaman that brought to fore a lot of difficult repressed childhood trauma. Please pass along my sincere gratitude for the help he has given me through the stories of his experiences.

David M., Wells, ME

First of all, thank you so very much for all of your teachings, healings, support, writing, all of which I have come to rely upon over the years. I feel as if I know you on a very deep level.  Although I had one private session with Jose, a few years ago via phone regarding the personessence program, I look forward to meeting you both in person one day.

In the meantime, the recent article by you Jose, on being “Spiritual beings walking a human path“, resonated so very deeply. I have been listening to recent teachings by the institute of noetic science, and one of their teachers shared his power points with our community, saying we are free to share with others.

This understanding aligns so beautifully with the article you just wrote, at least from my non-physics-based perspective. I was curious if you felt similarly.

Again, thank you so very much for being on the leading edge and holding the space for us with your monthly and annual forecasts and monthly support as well as your regular healings and teachings. You are a major part of my world, and a very important sustaining support system ,especially as we navigate these most interesting of times.

With deepest thanks and appreciation to you and for all that is,

Maribeth G., Bozeman Montana

“Dear Jose and Lena,

First of all, thank you so very much for all of your teachings, healings, support, writing, all of which I have come to rely upon over the years. I feel as if I know you on a very deep level.  Although I had one private session with Jose, a few years ago via phone regarding the personessence program, I look forward to meeting you both in person one day.

In the meantime, the recent article by you Jose, on being “Spiritual beings walking a human path“, resonated so very deeply. I have been listening to recent teachings by the institute of noetic science, and one of their teachers shared his power points with our community, saying we are free to share with others.

This understanding aligns so beautifully with the article you just wrote, at least from my non-physics-based perspective. I was curious if you felt similarly.

Again, thank you so very much for being on the leading edge and holding the space for us with your monthly and annual forecasts and monthly support as well as your regular healings and teachings. You are a major part of my world, and a very important sustaining support system, especially as we navigate these most interesting of times. “

Maribeth Goodman – Bozeman, MT

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